RIF arbitrage explained
Right now Rootstock Infrastructure Framework (RIF) trades on 6 venues we scan: 5 perpetual markets, 4 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Gate spot at $0.0822 and the highest bid on Binance spot at $0.0823.
The widest RIF perpetual spread is between Gate and Aster: long RIF on Gate at $0.0822 and short on Aster at $0.0822 for +0.01% gross, or -0.15% after the 0.16% two-leg fee model. No transfer is needed: both positions stay on their exchanges until the prices converge. The funding difference on this pair is -0.032% per day, which the position pays while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best RIF route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on Aster: +0.02% gross, -0.18% net, with -0.021% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot RIF arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on Binance) shows +0.15% gross right now. It only works if withdrawals on the buying exchange and deposits on the selling exchange are open, so check the D/W dots before moving coins.
Small RIF gaps usually disappear after fees, slippage and funding. Look at the Net column, the executable Depth and the spread history before trading: a gap that has been open for days is a different trade from a one-minute spike.
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